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A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic
Project Name:
Buffalo Creek Riparian Buffer Restoration
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Summary:
Agencies, universities, non-profits, and foundations offered cost share and technical assistance for riparian and instream habitat restoration.
Contact:
Jose Taracido
Wildlife Conservation Specialist
California University of Pennsylvania
724-938-5799
Taracido@cup.edu
Project Name:
Pingree Forest Partnership
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Maine
Summary:
A landscape level conservation easement created to sustain working forests while protecting forest resources for wildlife, fisheries, migratory birds, and local economies.
Website:
www.newenglandforestry.org/
Contact:
Chris Pryor
Conservation Easement Coordinator/Forester
New England Forestry Foundation
(978) 952-6856 x107
CPryor@newenglandforestry.org
Project Name:
Restoration Project at Alamatong Wellfield in Morris County
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:
Partners target removal of invasive Russian olive shrub on 600-acre wellfield, a primary water source for over 470,000 Morris County residents and habitat for a variety of birds and insects.
Website:
www.mcmua.com/Water/WaterConservationAdopttheAlamatong.htm
Contact:
David Smart
State Resource Conservationist
USDA-NRCS
732-537-6051
david.smart@nj.usda.gov
Project Name:
Fish and Mussel Propagation in the Upper Tennessee River Basin of Virginia
Location:
Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Virginia
Summary:
Partnership has developed freshwater fish and mussel propagation technologies to produce fish and juvenile mussels to be used for research and to augment declining populations.
Contact:
Shane Hanlon
Fish and Wildlife Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
276-623-1233 x 25
shane_hanlon@fws.gov
Midwest/Northern High Plains
Project Name:
Dam Removal and Fishway Construction in Minnesota and North Dakota
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Minnesota, North Dakota
Summary:
Removing impediments to fish passages to establish a lake sturgeon population on the White Earth Reservation and improve habitat availability for all migrating species along the Red River.
Contact:
Scott Yess
Assistant Project Leader
LaCrosse Fishery Resources Office
608-783-8432
Scott_Yess@fws.gov
Project Name:
Great Lakes Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New York
Summary:
Fishery agencies and organizations are coordinating efforts to gather information on historic spawning rivers and remnant lake sturgeon populations in the Great Lakes.
Website:
www.fws.gov/midwest/sturgeon
Contact:
Henry Quinlan
Lead Biologist for Lake Superior
Ashland Fishery Resources Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
715-682-6185
Henry_Quinlan@fws.gov
Project Name:
Healthy Kids Healthy Forests Partnership (A Get Fit With US Campaign Program)
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:
Partners within the Bitterroot Valley of Montana are working to promote healthy lifestyles by engaging young people in the natural world through public land learning and stewardship activities.
Website:
www.fs.fed.us/r1/bitterroot/
Contact:
Julie Schreck
Healthy Kids Healthy Forests Coordinator
USDA Forest Service, Bitteroot National Forest
(406) 375-2606
jschreck@fs.fed.us
Project Name:
Rapid Response to DOI Land and Resource Manager's needs:
Location:
Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming, Montana, South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:
USGS scientists support science needs of DOI land managers by sharing intellectual property, providing technical assistance, and synthesizing existing data and information.
Contact:
Randle Olsen
Regional Science Coordinator
U. S. Geological Survey
303-202-4743
rwolsen@usgs.gov
South-Central/South-West
Project Name:
North Central Texas Water Quality
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:
Develop watershed management plans for six reservoirs in the Trinity River Basin providing water for 1.6 million people.
Website:
nctx-water.tamu.edu
Contact:
Dr. C. Allan Jones
Director
Texas Water Resources Institute
979-845-1851
cajones@tamu.edu
Project Name:
Central Texas Sustainability Partnership
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Texas
Summary:
Conflict over habitat for two endangered species resulted in a diverse working group able to address the needs of both the species and affected landowners.
Contact:
Steve Manning
Leon River Restoration Project
Central Texas Cattlemen's Association
254-865-2054
manning254@aol.com
Project Name:
Utah Prairie Dog Recovery/Back From the Brink Program/Environmental Defense
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
This partnership's new approach has begun to show that private landowners will participate in the recovery of listed species, even controversial ones, given the right incentives.
Website:
www.environmentaldefense.org/go/conservationincentives
Contact:
Theodore P. Toombs
Ecologist
Environmental Defense
303-447-7210
ttoombs@environmentaldefense.org
Project Name:
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:
The preserve protects and restores local wetlands that provide crucial habitat for millions of migrating and resident birds.
Website:
nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/utah/preserves/art5834.html
Contact:
Chris Brown
Preserve Manager
Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve
(801) 531-0999
christopher_brown@tnc.org
Project Name:
Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Study
Location:
South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:
The Louisiana Coastal Area Ecosystem Restoration Study uses partnerships, science, and geospatial/visualization technologies to address land loss.
Website:
www.lca.gov/index.aspx
Contact:
R. King Milling
Chairman
Governor’s Advisory Commission on Coastal Restoration and Conservation
504-586-7176
rmilling@whitneybank.com
Far West
Project Name:
Yainix Ranch Project
Location:
Far West: Oregon
Summary:
A working lands conservation easement and a conservation investment model supports sustainable approaches for ranch management and collaborative conservation solutions.
Website:
www.sustainablenorthwest.org/programs/range.php
Contact:
James Honey
Program Officer
Sustainable Northwest
(503) 221-6911
jhoney@sustainablenorthwest.org
Project Name:
Integrating Desert Conservation, Visitor Services, and Public Safety
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
Key government agencies created the California Desert Managers Group to coordinate conservation, recreation, research and other activities at a landscape scale.
Website:
www.dmg.gov
Contact:
Glen Black
Senior Environmental Scientist
California Department of Fish and Game
909-987-7449
gblack@dfg.ca.gov
Project Name:
Hawaii Coral Reef and Native Algae Restoration
Location:
Far West: Hawaii
Summary:
Volunteers, local communities, NGOs, businesses, and government agencies work together to remove invasive alien algae and to begin to restore Hawaii's coral reefs.
Website:
www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/hawaii
Contact:
Eric Co
Marine Conservation Program Coordinator
The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii
808-537-4508
eco@tnc.org
Project Name:
Restoring Farmland in Nevada
Location:
Far West: Nevada
Summary:
Conservation partners are working to find ways, both vegetative and non-vegetative, to permanently protect farmland soils from wind erosion after irrigation water is removed.
Website:
www.nv.nrcs.usda.gov
Contact:
Rod Dahl
Resource Conservationist
USDA NRCS
(775) 857-8500 x 146
rod.dahl@nv.usda.gov
Project Name:
Puget Sound Nearshore Partnership
Location:
Far West: Washington
Summary:
The Puget Nearshore Partnership is a collaborative research and restoration project to restore the health of the waters and fisheries of Puget Sound.
Website:
www.pugetsoundnearshore.org/
Contact:
Tim Smith
Special Assistant to the Director
Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
360-902-2223
smithtrs@dfw.wa.gov
Project Name:
Old Woman Mountain Preserve
Location:
Far West: California
Summary:
The program is developing long-term adaptive management to provide protective management for at-risk species that utilize the Preserve for resident, migratory, or linkage (corridor) habitat.
Website:
pacific.fws.gov/ea/tribal
Contact:
Scott L. Aikin
Native American Affairs Liaison, Region 1 USFWS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
503-231-6123
scott_aikin@fws.gov
National
Project Name:
National Park Trust
Location:
National
Summary:
The National Park Trust is the only land conservancy uniquely dedicated to preserving America’s national system of parks, wildlife refuges, and historic monuments.
Website:
www.parktrust.org/
Contact:
Paul C. Pritchard
President
National Park Trust
301-279-7275x11
paul@parktrust.org
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